Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-21

Him who when He breaks the strohB tnu
beautiful rod on which we had leaned,
presents Himself as the only refuge 70
His people in their distress"
He continued "eulogy would be an
affront whose life speaks better than our
best eloquence. We who knew and iovea
him cannot put our affection into words;
1t would be distasteful to him II we hao
any other feeling than that OF grs'tnde
to God for life-work OF nearly ~ years
finished from its beginning to lis close
with such perfectness and harmony. MY
personal friendship with him began 70 !
Years ago. During the last five years / |
have been associated with him in the
work of this church which he so dearly
loved. and in the rectorship of which 10
years out of the SO lacking one month OF
his ministerial life were spent"
The speaker then adverted to the tender
pastoral words of the deceased bishops
last charge to his clergy OF this diocese.
He closed with tender appeal to the CON
ereoation to strive TO realize the responsi-
bility placed upon them in the many years
of Christian ministrations of so devoted
man of God as their lamented rector
stSee TO it, he said, ''that with such an
eloquent example of godliness before you.
with oft repeated counsels of our sainted
rector still fresh in your memories. with
4 the ssal,se OF the Feparablo loss you have
| sustained still vibrating In your hearts,
you neglect not the great salvation which
he 40 earnestly set before you
At Grace M. q. Church yesterday morn
| ing the Rev. Jacob Todd, d. D., spoke to
a large audience from the text II Samuel,
III, 38, Know ye not that there is q
prince and great man fallen this day In
| israeli" He said ~ offer no apology
for preaching this morning upon the
death of Bishop Lee. hope / may never
become so bigoted and narrow that can
not appreciate worth aud pisty in another
communion or sympathize with the sor-
rowing of another denomination. While
We are citing here with the sunlight
shining upon US sister church IN TINS
city in sackcluth and ashes is mourning
for the death of its chief pastor"
DR.. Tcdd then continued in most
| marked eulogium of the Christian char
acter, widely-felt appreciation OF and ex.
allied standing OF the deceased Episcopal
prelate. He added "but that which
binds him more closely than anything
else is his sweet and gentle character and
! his meek and humble department.
! have never known q man who could
wear honors and WELD power more
meekly and modestIy than he. He nsvel
exhibited the bishops crozier but Away
offered you the Christian hand. There
! was no home too humble for him to entel
and no man too poor nor ignorant TO
, him to greet. 4,
He is gone and we shall not soon lool
2 : upon his like again. May his mantle tai
; upon some worthy successor and may hi
!, Christianlike spirit descend upon u.s."
On Thursday afternoon, April l4th,
q meeting of the Episcopal Evangelica
Education Society was held in Philadel
9 phia, Assistant Bishop, the Rt. Rev. o
. w. Whitaker OF Pennsylvania, in tn
! chair. The secretary the Rev. DIR. Il. Q
v Matlack, announced the death of tn
presidipg bishop of the Episcopal church
d On the motion of the Rev. DIR. Newton,
n committee of managers was appointed 7
}. attend the funeral, which was to TAX
= place at Wilmington the following day
. and also to enter upon the minutes of th
society suitable testimony to his memory
s and to forward copy of the same to tn
l, family. The committee appointed weI
p the Rev. DR.. Richard Newton, DR.. D :
y Miller and DIR. Il. O. Matlack, the Rev
~ w. M. Jefferis and B. g. Godfrey, ESQ
= The resolutions were as follows
o. The society feels that. in the lie az
T. character of this sanity man, God has b.
Of slowed on our church one Of his choice
r blessings. Our warmest thanks are due
D., the glver of all good for iraistng up anon
le US a bishop so lovely and attractive In a
ID the essential elements of Christian cha
ID acter. So clear In his views OF ''the trui
to as 1t is In Jesus; so faithful and III
H. changing in maintaining that truth and
O. earnest and simple in setting Il forth an
for permitting him to occupy for so long
hit time the important position which he he
1p In the church and for preserving his facn
as ties for usefulness in unimpaired and vi
nd orous exercise so far beyond the allotte
IL period OF three score years and ten.
debt OF unspeakable gratitude and prai
IN is due to Him "from whom all blessing
ed how." We tender to the family OF the
lr- parted bishop, to the members OF his chur'
he and all connected with his diocese our, co
dial sympathy in the great loss they ha
to sustained, and we offer our earnest praye
ms that they aud we may all have grace to fc
IA low the dear departed bishop as he tt
ed lowed Christ and that we may all be pc
in | mitted to meet him at last In that brig
lily world to which he has gone, and to sha
1e, with him the ''joy unspeakable and full
for | plorv - which will be his portion there.